Basically, any reason the board wants to pull your license for.Pennsylvania Professional Psychologists Act (pdf) lists the only reasons the board can lawfully revoke or suspend a license:
- Failing to demonstrate the qualifications or standards for a license.
- Making misleading, deceptive, untrue or fraudulent representations in the practice of psychology.
- Practicing fraud or deceit in obtaining a license to practice psychology. .
- Displaying gross incompetence, negligence or misconduct in carrying on the practice of psychology.
- Submitting a false or deceptive biennial registration to the board.
- Being convicted of a crime.
- Having a license to practice psychology suspended, revoked or refused, or receiving other disciplinary action by the proper psychology licensing authority of another state, territory or country.
- Being unable to practice psychology with reasonable skill and safety by reason of illness, drunkenness, excessive use of drugs, narcotics, chemicals or any other type of material, or as a result of any mental or physical condition.
- Violating a lawful regulation.
- Knowingly aiding, assisting, procuring or advising any unlicensed person to practice psychology.
- Committing immoral or unprofessional conduct.
- Soliciting any engagement to perform professional services by any direct, in-person or uninvited soliciting through the use of coercion, duress, compulsion, intimidation, threats, overreaching or harassing conduct.
- Failing to perform any statutory obligation placed upon a licensed psychologist.
- Intentionally submitting to any third-party payer a claim for a service or treatment that was not actually provided to a client.
- Failing to maintain professional records in accordance with regulations prescribed by the board
Its pretty wide ranging, especially when we get into the behavioral statute.





